Crime Rates at Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8HT

Alcester Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 148 local areas in Balsall Heath West , and the 78th highest crime rate of 3,083 local areas in Birmingham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alcester Road (B13 8HT) in the last 12 months was 528.5 per 1,000 residents and was 288.1% higher than the Balsall Heath West average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 193.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alcester Road (B13 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Drive (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.